The position in assembly & leisure
Assembly and leisure covers a wide spread from gyms to theatres to nightclubs, with correspondingly varied loads. Pools and wet leisure are the extreme case and rate very poorly.
Where a building is genuinely unusual, an SBEM assessment may penalise it for features a dynamic simulation would credit properly.
This category accounts for 1.9% of all commercial certificates on the register. 723 properties are rated F or G – below the minimum that has applied to lettings since April 2023 – and 434 have an expired certificate that was rated F or G when issued.
The largest concentrations are in Birmingham, Leeds, North Yorkshire, Cornwall, Somerset, Westminster.
Key figures
Band distribution
| Band | Properties | Share | Share, shown as a bar | vs England & Wales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A+ | 17 | 0.1% | -0.2 | |
| A | 1,594 | 8.4% | +4.3 | |
| B | 6,044 | 31.9% | +12.4 | |
| C | 5,290 | 27.9% | -5.3 | |
| D | 3,599 | 19.0% | -6.7 | |
| E | 1,677 | 8.9% | -4.0 | |
| F | 341 | 1.8% | -0.1 | |
| G | 382 | 2.0% | -0.5 |
Floor area profile
| Floor area | Properties | Share | Share, shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 250 m² | 5,317 | 28.1% | |
| 250–500 m² | 4,322 | 22.8% | |
| 500–1,000 m² | 3,844 | 20.3% | |
| 1,000–2,500 m² | 3,348 | 17.7% | |
| 2,500–10,000 m² | 1,963 | 10.4% | |
| Over 10,000 m² | 150 | 0.8% |
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Common questions
How many assembly & leisure properties are below EPC B?
11,289 of 18,944 – 59.6%, which is 16.5 percentage points better than the 76.1% average across all commercial property.
How many assembly & leisure buildings face the 2031 EPC B standard?
2,730 are over 1,000 m² and currently below EPC B.
What is the average size of a assembly & leisure property?
1,132 m² on the certificates lodged for this category.
Other sectors
Retail & financial services
76.8% below EPC B · 347,446 properties
See the data →Offices & workshops
81.3% below EPC B · 259,596 properties
See the data →Restaurants, cafes & pubs
75.0% below EPC B · 121,133 properties
See the data →Storage & distribution
73.4% below EPC B · 81,732 properties
See the data →General & special industrial
81.9% below EPC B · 58,372 properties
See the data →Education
55.7% below EPC B · 21,420 properties
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